document.write( "Question 916728: Ram is three times as old as his son.After ten year the sum of their ages will be 76 years .find their present ag \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Ram is three times as old as his son.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Ram's age = 3 times son's age\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let son's age = x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then Ram's age = 3x\r\n" );
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document.write( "After ten years,...\r\n" );
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document.write( "After 10 years son will be x+10\r\n" );
document.write( "After 10 years Ram will be 3x+10\r\n" );
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document.write( "the sum of their ages will be 76 years .\r\n" );
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document.write( "That says:\r\n" );
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document.write( "(x+10)+(3x+10) = 76\r\n" );
document.write( "    x+10+3x+10 = 76\r\n" );
document.write( "         4x+20 = 76\r\n" );
document.write( "            4x = 56\r\n" );
document.write( "             x = 14    \r\n" );
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document.write( "Son is 14 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Ram is 3 times 14 or 42\r\n" );
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